~.6 mm left on IS350 front rotors. Should I replace with pads?
04-04-12, 05:58 PM
#1
~.6 mm left on IS350 front rotors. Should I replace with pads?
That means that there's about 20% of the life of the rotor left, which means I should be able to go about another 15K miles (at 60.3K right now), so it seems like I should be able to keep going with these rotors for a while. Also I think the dealership turned the rotors when I got the low-dust TSIB done at about 15K miles since I didn't know well enough at the time to tell them not to turn them, so I may have even a decent bit more than 15K left.
The reason I ask, though, is that my pads are pretty much worn flat and need to be replaced ASAP, so should I just replace both now? Or is there not any good enough reason to waste the ~12-20K miles left on my rotors?
I know questions like this have been asked a dozen times, but it seems like most of the time that people say not to replace the rotors, it is because there is expected to be a large amount of their life left.
Also, while I'm here, one more question that I couldn't find in the DIY pad replacement thread: The instructions that came with the pads say to drain some of the brake fluid before depressing the caliper pistons to remove the pads. I didn't see this mentioned in Javy's thread. Is this necessary?
EDIT: Well I think I figured out this one. Guess I just gotta leave the brake fluid reservoir open and put some towels around it or something to absorb any overflow.
Thanks for all your help.
The reason I ask, though, is that my pads are pretty much worn flat and need to be replaced ASAP, so should I just replace both now? Or is there not any good enough reason to waste the ~12-20K miles left on my rotors?
I know questions like this have been asked a dozen times, but it seems like most of the time that people say not to replace the rotors, it is because there is expected to be a large amount of their life left.
Also, while I'm here, one more question that I couldn't find in the DIY pad replacement thread: The instructions that came with the pads say to drain some of the brake fluid before depressing the caliper pistons to remove the pads. I didn't see this mentioned in Javy's thread. Is this necessary?
EDIT: Well I think I figured out this one. Guess I just gotta leave the brake fluid reservoir open and put some towels around it or something to absorb any overflow.
Thanks for all your help.
Last edited by RocketGuy3; 04-05-12 at 03:30 PM.
04-06-12, 10:52 PM
#2
Well I went ahead and replaced the pads today... kept the rotors in there. So thanks for nothing! 
Man, I definitely did not do this a minute too soon, as you can see here... (also notice that the old pads were black... I knew the part number that the dealer gave me after the TSIB was wrong, and I was wondering why my wheels kept getting so dusty. But whatever, that was like 3-4 years ago. No point complaining about it now.)
Man, I definitely did not do this a minute too soon, as you can see here... (also notice that the old pads were black... I knew the part number that the dealer gave me after the TSIB was wrong, and I was wondering why my wheels kept getting so dusty. But whatever, that was like 3-4 years ago. No point complaining about it now.)
04-09-12, 09:06 AM
#5
^^^
Well, that ship has sailed, heh. I think the rotors are good for a bit, but yeah, it might be some extra hassle to replace the rotors when that time comes now.
Do the front calipers come off the same way as the rears for when I need to eventually replace the rotors?
Well, that ship has sailed, heh. I think the rotors are good for a bit, but yeah, it might be some extra hassle to replace the rotors when that time comes now.
Do the front calipers come off the same way as the rears for when I need to eventually replace the rotors?
04-10-12, 04:27 PM
#7
Well thanks for the tip. Yeah, I was thinking it would be fairly simple, but when I was replacing the pads, I tried to look for some bolts to remove (didn't look terribly hard, though), and it seemed that the only bolts there were on the inner-facing side of the caliper and were connected to the brake lines or something. Would removing that not cause any harm? Also, are there specific torque settings for those bolts?
Last edited by RocketGuy3; 04-10-12 at 09:59 PM. Reason: Horrible typo. "that's for the tip"? Really? <slaps self>
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